§ MR. FLYNN (Cork Co., N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Inspector General of Royal Irish Constabulary is aware of the complaints made by traders in Ireland of the difficulty in getting payment of legal debts from members of the force on being transferred to various stations; 1091 and whether there is any departmental rule or regulation dealing with constables or other officers of the force who refuse to discharge their legal obligations.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON,) (for Mr. WYNDHAM) Londonderry, N.The regulations of the force provide that any members who are known to be in debt shall not be transferred to other districts, and that such members, if transferred, may be sent back to their former stations, should the creditors desire to take legal proceedings against them. A member who fails to discharge his legal obligations is liable to dismissal from the force.